TOP 10 PLACES FOR ARTISTS 2 LIVE…
29.03.07
According to Business Week, Boulder, Colorado is one of the top ten places for artists to live in the United States. Cool, huh? There does seem to be more and more artsy types rollin’ through town and stickin’ around. We see ‘em and kick it in the shop with cool new peeps every day. With the addition of Crispin Porter (Agency super power for those of you not in the know), after moving their Miami headquarters to Boulder, maybe Business Week is right.
Here’s a piece of the article, “Want to know where a great place to invest in real estate will be 5 or 10 years from now? Look at where artists are living now.
Sociologists and policymakers have long touted art and culture as a cure-all to economically depressed neighborhoods, cities and regions. The reason? It has been proved that artists — defined as self-employed visual artists, actors, musicians, writers, etc. — can stimulate local economies in a number of ways.
Artists are often an early sign of neighborhood gentrification. “Artists are the advance guard of what’s hip and cool,” says Bert Sperling, the founder and president of Sperling’s Best Places, based in Portland, Ore., and the compiler of BusinessWeek.com’s list of the Best Places for Artists in America.”
Here’s a pic to drive the point home… King? King of what?
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